"Ripen... one year's worth!" Lin Feng suddenly squatted down, his trembling fingers brushing over a plump Spiritual Rice stalk right in front of him.
The heavy feel of the rice ears and the rich, pure Spiritual Qi all confirmed this astonishing fact.
One Rain Prayer, consuming one point of Divine Power, had actually ripened ten acres of Spiritual Fields by an entire year's worth!
Immense ecstasy, like surging waves, instantly engulfed Lin Feng.
What did this mean?
It meant he no longer had to worry about the heavy Family tribute!
It meant he possessed a continuous stream of Cultivation resources far beyond the imagination of other Cultivators at the same Realm!
And it meant... the rare Spiritual Plants in his possession, which would normally take a long time to mature, now had infinite possibilities!
"I'm rich! I'm really rich!" Even though Lin Feng had a steady Heart-Nature, he couldn't help but roar in a low voice, his eyes blazing with an unprecedented fervor.
He suddenly stood up, without the slightest hesitation!
His Storage Pouch flashed, and the cracked wooden sword appeared in his hand.
He didn't use Spiritual Qi, relying purely on physical strength, like the most diligent farmer, as he rushed into the golden Spiritual Rice fields!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The sword light flashed, and the rice ears fell in response!
Lin Feng moved incredibly swiftly, harvesting all the plump rice ears and carefully stacking them on the field ridge.
Sweat quickly soaked his forehead and back, but he was oblivious, with only one thought in his mind: Faster! Even faster!
Finish the harvest before anyone discovers the anomaly here!
An hour later, the ten acres of Spiritual Fields were empty.
On the field ridge, a small mountain of plump, Spiritual Qi-rich Spiritual Rice ears was piled up.
Lin Feng roughly estimated that this yield was several times higher than Black Reef Island's normal annual yield in previous years!
It was more than enough to cover the Family tribute, with a large surplus remaining!
He wiped his sweat but didn't stop.
He took out a new batch of Spiritual Rice seeds from his Storage Pouch, which he had prepared earlier—these were the best quality seeds left by the previous owner.
He quickly and evenly sowed the seeds into the soft Spiritual Field soil.
After all this, Lin Feng's gaze fell on a small cloth bag in the corner of his Storage Pouch.
He carefully took it out and untied it.
Inside lay a peach pit the size of a walnut, its surface covered with mysterious natural patterns, emitting a faint, warm Spiritual glow.
This was the tree pit of a Tier 1 Spiritual Plant—the Azure Jade Spirit Peach Tree!
When he had Broken Through to the fourth layer of Qi Condensation, barely entering the Middle Stage of Qi Condensation, the Family had, as per custom, bestowed upon him a ripe azure jade spiritual peach.
The pure Spiritual Power contained in that Spiritual Peach had helped him stabilize his Realm.
Lin Feng had always carefully preserved this peach pit.
He knew very well that Tier 1 Spiritual Peach Trees had stringent environmental requirements, and it was almost impossible for them to grow and mature naturally on Black Reef Island, which only had a Low Grade Tier 1 Spiritual Vein.
It required richer Spiritual Qi and a long period of time.
But now, everything was different!
Lin Feng's eyes gleamed with determination.
He walked to the center of the Spiritual Field, chose a spot with relatively the richest Spiritual Qi, dug a small pit, and carefully buried the Spiritual Peach Tree pit, which carried infinite hope, into the soil.
"Whether it succeeds or not, it's all up to you," he murmured to himself, looking at the buried seed, his gaze seemingly penetrating the soil to see the dormant life.
After all this, he surveyed his surroundings again.
The rich plant Spiritual Qi had not completely dissipated, and the peculiar scent of ripening lingered in the air.
He frowned slightly and immediately began to put all the harvested Spiritual Rice ears into his Storage Pouch.
Then, he walked to the edge of the Spiritual Field, mobilized some of the recovered Spiritual Qi in his body, and cast several incantations at a few inconspicuous reefs at the boundary.
Faint Spiritual Power fluctuations spread out, and an extremely faint, almost invisible gray mist, like a light veil, enveloped the ten acres of Spiritual Fields.
This was a basic "Dust Repelling and Filth Avoiding Array" he had learned from the incomplete Jade Slip, "Basic Spiritual Plant Overview."
It had no defensive power; its main function was to isolate aura, prevent excessive Spiritual Qi leakage, and avoid contamination by mundane dust.
Combined with the already sparse Spiritual Qi environment here, it was enough to temporarily conceal the anomaly of this Spiritual Field.
"It's still not enough," Lin Feng's eyes turned cold.
He came to the only small path leading to the Spiritual Field, and on a prominent reef, he channeled Spiritual Qi and carved two sharp characters:
"No Entry!"
The characters were carved three fen deep into the stone, carrying a cold warning.
Only after doing all this did he feel a little at ease.
Looking at the Spiritual Field where new seeds had been sown and hope buried, a sense of exhaustion washed over him like a tide, but his heart was filled with an unprecedented sense of security and anticipation.
The next day, dawn.
In his Sea of Consciousness, the three points of Divine Power glow were full again.
Lin Feng didn't hesitate and went straight to the edge of the Spiritual Field.
His gaze immediately locked onto the spot where he had buried the Spiritual Peach Tree pit yesterday.
There, the soil seemed to be slightly raised?
He held his breath and once again activated the Rain Prayer Divine Ability!
Divine Power -1!
Azure clouds gathered, and the life-filled Spiritual Liquid sweet dew once again sprinkled over the ten acres of Spiritual Fields.
This time, Lin Feng's gaze was fixed on the buried spot.
A miracle was brewing in the sweet dew!
The slightly raised soil, under the nourishment of the Spiritual Liquid, slowly and steadily pushed upwards!
A tender green, delicate yet infinitely vital sprout stubbornly broke through the soil!
It was like a newborn emerald, shining with a captivating verdant light against the backdrop of the dull reefs!
The Spiritual Peach Tree pit had sprouted!
"It worked!" Lin Feng clenched his fists, his fingernails almost digging into his palms, barely suppressing the wild joy and excitement in his heart.
One Rain Prayer could make the Spiritual Peach Tree pit break its shell and sprout!
This ripening Divine Ability was simply Heaven-Defying!
He quickly stepped forward and carefully squatted beside the tender sprout, as if guarding the most precious treasure in the world.
He condensed a trace of the gentlest Spiritual Qi at his fingertips and lightly brushed the delicate sprout, feeling the faint but tenacious vitality it contained.
"One sprouting... According to the records in the Spiritual Plant Overview, an Azure Jade Spirit Peach Tree needs at least ten years to bear fruit for the first time after sprouting..." Lin Feng's eyes gleamed, his mind calculating rapidly, "If each ripening is equivalent to one year's growth... then, ripening it nine more times... only requires nine points of Divine Power, nine days of time!"
Nine days!
He would be able to harvest a Tier 1 Spiritual Peach!
This thought exploded in his mind like a thunderclap, bringing an unparalleled impact.
He looked up at the hazy sea and sky, then lowered his head to look at the ten acres of Spiritual Fields beneath his feet, shrouded in mist and full of life, and then at the small peach sapling that was stretching its tender leaves in the Spiritual Liquid, symbolizing infinite future.